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'ENOCl-I TAYLOR, ,0F MEMPHIS, T ENNESSYltL.

Letters Patent No. 76,548, dated April 7, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN BALINGPRESSES.

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Be it -known fthat I, ENOCII TAYLOR, of Memphis, in the county of Shelby, and State of Tennessee, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Ealing-Press; and I dohereby declare. 'that the following is] a full,` clear, and exact description'thcreof, which will enable thoseskilled i-n the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specilica'tion, in which- Figure 1 is aside view ofmy improved press.

Figure 2 is an end view 'of the same. VMy invention has for its object to furnish an improved press for pressing or haling cotton, hay, tobacco, Ste., which shall be strongfdurablasimple in cohstructionfand ei'ctiveiin operation; and it consists in operating the press by means of a concave worm-screw formedv upon a vertical shaft, a'nd toothed segments of wheels, the teeth of which mesh into the threads' of the said concaveA screw, the whole being constructed' and,

arranged as hereinafter more fully described.v

A`is the frame of the machine.

B is a cross-beam securely attached to the frame A, and'having a stationaryplatform attached tom-formed upon it, said platform forming the upper side ofthe heling-box. D I

C is a vertical shaft, thelo\ver end of which is pivoted to 'the cross-beam or stationary platform B, and

`the upper end of which revolves in bearings in the upper cross-beam a of the frame A. V To the lower part of the shaft C is attached a bevel-gear wheel, D, into the teeth of which mesh the teeth.. of the bevel-gear wheel E, attached to the inner end of the horizontal shaft F. The shaft F revolves in bearings attached to the framework of themaclline.

To the outer end of the shaft F is attached a largeg'ear-wheel, G, into the teeth of which mesh the teeth of the small gear-Wheel H,.attachedto the crauli-shaft I, to the outer Iend of which is attached the crank-wheel J, which also acts as a. balance-wheel. l i

Upon the middle part of the vertical shaft C is formed or to itis attached a. concave worm o rendless screw, K, the concavity of which corresponds. with the arc of the toothedsegments L, thcteeth of which mesh into the thread of the said concave screw K, so that the teeth of the said segments may bear upon the threads of the said screw throughout its whole length.-

The toothed segments L are pivoted at the centres of the circles of which they are parts to the frame A, as shown in figs. l and 2,l so that in whatever position the said segments maybe, their teeth may still mesh into the threads of the concave worm-screw K.

To the sides of the segments L are pivoted the upper ends of the connecting-bars M, the lower ends of i which are pivoted tothe four corners of the'movahle or suspended platform N, which forms the lower side or bottom of the heling-box.

O are guide-rods which pass through holes in the platform N, to keep it in proper lposition while moving up and down. The lower ends of the guide-rods O are attached to the iloor o'r foundation-frame of the machine, and their upper ends to 'the beamor platform Bf* I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The arrangement of the upper platform B, lower platform N, working uponA the posts O, connecting-bars M, toothed segments L, worm K, and the gearing D E G- H, and crauk-wheel-J, all operating as described, for the purpose specified.

` ENOGH TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

HARRY C. TALMADGE, JAS. E. LAwToN. 

